Day Archives: 18 January 2025

[ad_1] “Improper control column inputs” by a first officer caused a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 to slam onto a Houston runway with sufficient force to significantly damage its fuselage in 2023. That is according to a 16 January final accident report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which notes that the newly hired first officer had struggled with some aspects of training. The report also faults both the jet’s pilots for likely being unaware that the speed brakes were not armed during …